Accessibility testing aims to identify barriers and issues that people with disabilities may encounter while using a digital product or service. It’s essential to start accessibility testing early, through the design and development stages of the service, journey or feature, to ensure it is as accessible as possible before it’s launched.
Testing
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Usability testing
Including people with access needs in usability testing is an excellent way to determine if you are building the right thing in the right way.
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Automated testing
Automated testing uses tools or software to automatically check against a subset of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
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Manual testing
Manual accessibility testing identifies issues that automated tools can’t. It finds significant barriers to access that people with access needs may face.
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Assistive technology testing
Assistive technology testing aims to find issues faced by people using assistive technologies such as screen readers, screen magnifiers and speech recognition software.